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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.






2. Gantt Chart -> Format -> Bar Styles segment -> format drop down. Adjust all aspects of the bars in the gantt.






3. 1. Initiation 2. Planning 3. Execution 4. Monitoring & Control 5. Closing






4. If '______________' isn't checked - for example - then you won't be able to set a style for critical tasks.






5. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.






6. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U






7. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






8. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






9. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.






10. Appears: min means: minute






11. Start date - Current date - finish date - status date - schedule from - calendar - & priority (with project pro). Enterprise custom fields here too - if you're hooked into enterprise.






12. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.






13. Their purpose is to ORGANIZE. Summary tasks have work packages or other summary tasks which comprise the parent summary task. Summary tasks are NOT scheduled. The children tasks are what need to be scheduled.






14. Work - resource - cost.






15. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'






16. The FILE name is what you see at the top of the screen - and is the raw name of the .mpp or .mpt FILE itself. The PROJECT NAME is set in the 'Properties' of the project. The project name will show up in reports - etc.






17. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.






18. The WBS contains 100% of the work defined by the project scope and captures all deliverables - internal - external - interim - in terms of the work to be completed - including project management.

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19. A terminal element is the lowest element (activity or deliverable) in a WBS; it is not further subdivided. Sometimes called a 'work package' - but NOT synonymous.






20. Ensuring that the successor activity does not begin until after the predecessor activity is completed is implementing a start-to-finish (SF) model. This is the most logical path to follow when planning a project. Those in project management should be






21. View -> Timeline check box. Shows timeline - but by default - nothing's on it. To add items - right click and 'add to timeline'.






22. The Precedence Diagram Method is a tool for scheduling activities in a project plan. It is a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram that uses boxes - referred to as nodes - to represent activities and connects them with arrows that






23. Appears: hr means: hour






24. Network Diagrom -> Format ribbon -> format.






25. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month






26. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






27. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.






28. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.






29. Contains information relative to tasks.






30. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value






31. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






32. Project Tab -> Change Working time. Define the actual 'hours' of work - which days work happens (weekends grayed out by default) - and 'exceptions' to standard work times. Work weeks tab present too.






33. Tables are made up of fields.






34. Task ribbon -> schedule section -> broken task icon. Reschedule incomplete work - etc.






35. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






36. Task ribbon -> 'inspect' button-> Inspect Task. It shows more details about highlighted task - including critical predecessor task. Very useful tool. Especially when resources are over allocated.






37. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.






38. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.






39. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the






40. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.






41. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.






42. ______ link Summary Tasks.






43. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.






44. Default view in Network Diagram. Without LINK LABELS - you won't see lag time - etc. The term finish to start refers specifically to the logical relationship that exits between the activities that make up he entirety of the project in which it is det






45. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.






46. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.

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47. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






48. Changing the working time in the 'details' section of the working time dialog won't change the default start time in the options -> scheduling settings. Try to keep these in sync.

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49. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.






50. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.